Week of Oct.31- Nov.4

Hi Class,

This is a busy week for your class, with a lot due so please stay on top of your assignments! Here is an overview of what is happening and what is due this week:

Monday (double block)

Career Brochures are Due

Small Group presentations- I will put you into small groups of about 5 people and then I'll give you class time to share what you learned about your career with your classmates
Hand in Career Booklet (Activities 1-6 completed) with the following included in it:

• Career matchmaker results sheet 
• Career Brochure
• Job Search result (2nd copy should be handed in separately for your mock interview)

Employment Types review (for upcoming quiz)
Employability Skills Activity and discussion
If there is any remaining time, you can work on your Transition Plan (due Friday!)

Tuesday
Employment Types Quiz (I hope you're checking this blog so you'll be prepared!)
Cover Letters (based on Job Search from Career Booklet Activity 6)

Wednesday
Finish cover letters- peer and teacher assessment


Thursday
Resumes and writing your own resume


Friday

Transition Plan is due!!

Resumes

** REMEMBER: RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS project is due MONDAY NOV.7th

Week of Oct.24-28

Hi Everybody,

This week you will continue working through the Career Planning booklet I gave you last week. You should have finished Activities 1-3 using the Career Cruising website. This week you will begin researching one chosen career and find out details about the job, as well as the post-secondary requirements for it. You will then be creating a detailed brochure about your career, which you will be presenting to your classmates in small groups. The due date for this is Monday October 31st. Don't worry...for those of you who do not know how to make a brochure, I will teach you! You're lucky in that you have a teacher who also teaches Info Tech ;)

See you in class!

PS. Don't forget the due date for your Random Act of Kindness is fast approaching!!!

Week of Oct.17-21

Hello Grade 10's!

I'm looking forward to FINALLY having another double block with you. It's been awhile! This week is only a 4-day week so that means we have A LOT to get done in a shorter period of time! Keep reading to find out what we will be doing this week...


Recently we've been discussing in class the importance of your Grade 10 year, and keeping your grades up to ensure all the doors are open for you when you graduate and are deciding what you want to do with your life. It is very difficult for most teenagers at your age to know what you want to do in 3-5 years from now. That is why it is SO IMPORTANT that you do your very best, take all the academic courses, and keep your marks high to ensure you have a solid GPA to meet entrance requirements for post-secondary education!!! You would hate to slack off now only to discover 3 years from now that you needed a higher average, or you needed an extra class that you could have taken when you were in high school. My saying is "You're here ANYWAY...so you might as well use your time as effectively as you can and get the most out of high school so you don't have to come back and upgrade!"

That being said, I have an inspirational movie based on a true story to show you all about the importance of keeping your GPA up and where that can take you! I will show it on Monday because it is our double block period. Hopefully we can get through all of it.

QUIZ- Tuesday Oct.18th
On Tuesday you will have a quiz on Grad Requirements, Focus Areas, Grad Transitions, and Post-Secondary Education. I reviewed the content with you on Friday and will be able to answer any questions you may have on Monday in class. Just remember to know specifics- Ex: which classes are required, how many credits you need, what the math pathways are, what the focus areas are, what the components of Grad Transitions are, what four types of post-secondary options are available to you, how long each of the programs are and what you receive, etc.


New Unit- Career Planning
Following the movie and the quiz,  we will be starting the Careers unit. I will be going over the Career Planning  activities and project with you. This is a very important unit and we will be doing something new everyday so ensure you are in class and ready to work! You may have also noticed I've added a number of new links to my webpage. These are useful links that you may wish to use for your career projects, as well as on your own in the future. I'll talk more about these in class.

See you in class! Have a great 4-day week!

Week of Oct.11-14

Hi Everyone,

On Tuesday we will finish with the Focus Area Presentations. There are a number of you who have not yet presented. Be prepared to present, no if, but's or maybe's (that means no excuses). Ensure you have emailed your attached Power Point file or Prezi link to my school email (see About Me). I will check my email tonight (Monday night) and let you know if I have received it or not. Remember, you can 'cc' yourself or just add your own email address to the 'To:' field so that you get a copy of your email. You can then check to see if your presentation attachment worked properly.


We will finish the presentations on Tuesday and then move on to Grad Transitions and Post-Secondary options. You will have another online webquest to learn about Grad Transitions (those 4 credits you must earn to graduate) and then learn about furthering your education after high school.  You will have a quiz on all of this (Grad Requirements, Grad Transitions, and Post-secondary options) at the end of this unit. Depending on how much progress we make this week, the quiz could be this coming Friday, or the following Monday. Date T.B.A. (To Be Announced)!

See you in class! :)

Week of Oct.3-7

Good Day Everyone!

On Friday we started our second unit- Graduation Requirements. You were to research online using the 2011/12 Grad Planner to find out what courses and credits you need. This is Due Monday Oct.3rd. Be expected to hand it in first thing on Monday if you didn't finish in the class time provided. (If you were absent that day, you will be sent to the library to complete this.)

Here is a break down of what we will be doing this week:

Monday- Graduation Requirements
             - Other Ways to Earn Credits
             - 8 Focus Areas
             - Focus Area Assignment (Explain, Form Groups, Choose Topics)
              (See IMPORTANT LINKS for useful links)

Tuesday- Focus Area Assignment (Time to work on project)

Wednesday- Focus Area Assignment (Time to finish project)

Thursday- Focus Area Presentations (Groups will present their focus area)

Friday- Focus Area Presentations (if necessary)
          - Grad Transitions

* Reminder: Your Self-Identity Project is now OVERDUE!! Complete and hand in ASAP!!!!